Idaho Supreme Court Criminal Opinions
The Idaho Supreme Court and Idaho Court of Appeals cited opinions are made available online as a public service. All cited opinions are posted the day of their release. West Publishing Company publishes all cited opinions in the Pacific Reporter and Idaho Reports volumes. All cited opinions are removed from this site one-year upon release.
NOTICE: These opinions are subject to formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the Pacific Reporter. Readers are requested to notify the Clerk of the Court/Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of Idaho, Boise, Idaho, 83720-0101, of any typographical or other formal errors, in order that corrections may be made before the preliminary print goes to press.
By Release Date
-
- *Video Archives are posted if and when available. For best results, use Internet Explorer.
Release Date Docket# Case Name Opinion
SummaryVideo*
Notes Jan 23, 2017
44250 State v. Thomas John Kralovec Opinion
SummaryBattery on a correctional officer Dec 30. 2016
44259 State v. Daniel Chernobieff Opinion
SummaryWarrantless blood draw Dec 22, 2016
44307 Tarango Deforest Padilla v. State Opinion
SummaryPost Conviction - Claim of ineffective counsel for failure to file motion to suppress evidence Dec 21, 2016
44123 State v. James W. Clark Opinion
SummaryTrespass Dec 21, 2016
43496 State v. Blair Olsen Opinion
SummaryMisuse of public funds Dec 8, 2016
44360 State v. Edgar Farfan-Galvan Opinion
SummaryFelony DUI reversed Nov 23, 2016
44099 Takhsilov v. State Opinion
SummaryPost Conviction - Claim of ineffective counsel for failing to request competency evaluation prior to entry of guilty please Nov 23, 2016
44011 State v. Jonathan Alan Hill Opinion
SummaryChallenge of evidentiary ruling. DUI conviction vacated; remanded for new trial. Nov 10, 2016
43960 State v. John Patrick Linze, Jr. Opinion
SummaryOrder denying motion to suppress reversed; judgment vacated. Nov 3, 2016
42758/42759 State v. Cesar A. Sepulveda Opinion
SummaryDomestic battery; injury to a child; intimidating a witness; attempted violation of a no-contact order Nov 2, 2016
43389 Miguel Cosio-Nava v. State Opinion
SummaryPost Conviction - Claim of ineffective assistance of counsel with immigration consequences Nov 2, 2016
43915 State v. Scott Lewis Ostler Opinion
SummaryLewd conduct with minor child Nov 2, 2016
42988 State v. Marcelino B. Baeza Lewd conduct with minor child Nov 1, 2016
43874 State v. Robert Dean Hall AMENDED 11-15-16. Primary issue on appeal concerns jury instruction on self-defense. Order Denying Petition for Rehearing (attached). Aug 5, 2016
42201 State v. Kirk Murray Charlson Motion to suppress results of blood draw. (DUI) July 25, 2016
35617 State v. Mark H. Lankford Murder conviction overturned. July 22, 2016
43938 State v. Marcos Apollo Jimenez Sexual battery of a minor with diminished mental capacity July 22, 2016
43939 State v. William Dee Van Komen, Jr. Appeal from order relinquishing jurisdiction following retained jurisdiction and imposing prison sentence because defendant asserted his constitutional right to remain silent regarding an unrelated felony. June 28, 2016
42664 State v. Kentsler Lee Jones DUI; excluded evidence regarding the measurement of uncertainty June 23, 2016
43643 State v. Jon Steven Huffaker State's appeal from order suppressing statements June 10, 2016
42774 State v. Lance Tyrell Taylor Credit for time served June 1, 2016
43097 State v. Daniel William Leary - Opinion
- SummaryCredit for time served May 27, 2016
42182 Dale Carter Shackelford v. State - Opinion
- SummaryAppeal from dismissal of petitions for post-conviction relief. May 27, 2016
43181 State v. Troy Miles Svelmoe - Opinion
- SummaryFelony DUI May 27, 2016
42766 State v. Dakota Lee Villafuerte - Opinion
- SummaryFailure to update address in the sex offender registry. May 4, 2016
43286 State v. Gerald K. Umphenour - Opinion
- SummaryOn appeal, Appellant asserts he was denied his right to a jury trial without a waiver. Apr 26, 2016
43017 State v. Kyle Nicholas Rios - Opinion
- SummaryState appeals from order suppressing the results of a warrantless blood alcohol test. Apr 26, 2016
43383 State v. Brian Neil Pratt Appellant alleges a prospective juror prejudiced the jury panel and a mistrial should have been granted. Apr 6, 2016
43141 Shane Crawford v. State Post Conviction - Appeal from dismissal of petition for post-conviction relief. Apr 4, 2016 43277 State v. Brant Lee Eversole - Opinion
- SummaryOn Petition for Review Re: Order denying a suppression motion based on revoked implied consent for blood draw. Mar 11, 2016 42950 State v. Jamie Lynn Pachosa - Opinion
- SummaryState appeals from order granting motion to suppress. Feb 29, 2016 43285 State v. Andrey Sergeyevich Yermola - Opinion
- SummaryWillful concealment of evidence Feb 29, 2016 42650 State v. Darrien Marshall Dabney - Opinion
- SummaryDevelopmentally disabled defendant appeals the sentence in sexual abuse of a child Feb 26, 2016 43140 State v. Arthur Gene Schmierer - Opinion
- SummaryEnticing children over the internet Feb 25, 2016 42219 State v. Jorge Enrique Rodriguez - Opinion
- SummaryTrafficking in methamphetamine Feb 25, 2016 41910 State v. Michelle Faye McIntosh - Opinion
- SummaryTrafficking in methamphetamine Feb 25, 2016 43131 State v. Jason McClure - Opinion
- SummaryCriminal contempt Re: Restitution in burglary conviction. Jan 6, 2016 42398 State v. Benito Razo-Chavez - Opinion
- SummaryPossession Oxycodone Dec 23, 2015 38477 Hasan Icanovic v. State - Opinion
- SummaryPOST-CONVICTION - Claim of innefective assistance of counsel. Dec 23, 2015 42830 Larry M. Severson v. State - Opinion
- SummaryPOST-CONVICTION (murder) Dec. 22, 2015 41621 State v. Faron Raymond Hawkins - Opinion
- SummaryCompetency to stand trial Dec. 22, 2015 42697 State v. Ryan M. Rawlings - Opinion
- SummaryChallenge of burglary statute Dec. 22, 2015 42511 Rayland Brown v. State - Opinion
- SummarySubject-matter jurisdiction in criminal case Nov 30, 2015 41494 State v. Joseph D. Herrera - Opinion
- SummarySUBSTITUTE OPINION: Appeal from conviction of second-degree murder. Nov 23, 2015 42729 State v. Nathan David Neal - Opinion
- SummarySUBSTITUTE OPINION: Motion to suppress Nov 4, 2015 40859 State v. Jorge A. Lopez-Orozco - Opinion
- SummaryThree counts 1st Degree Murder Nov 2, 2015 41105 Timothy Alan Dunlap v. State - Opinion
- SummaryPOST-CONVICTION (murder) Sept 9, 2015 42476 State v. Luis Adame Juarez - Opinion
- SummarySUBSTITUTE OPINION. The Court's prior Opinion of Sept 1, 2015 is WITHDRAWN. August 24, 2015 42516 State v. Andrew Garcia - Opinion
- SummaryAppeal from district court decision to dismiss State's motions for contempt. August 24, 2015 41982 State v. Jesse Carl Riendeau - Opinion
- SummaryAppeal from district court order upholding magistrate ruling to admit breath test results. August 20, 2015 41924 State v. Felicity Kathleen Haynes - Opinion
- SummaryDUI August 20, 2015 42823 State v. Bryann Kristine Lemmons - Opinion
- SummaryTrafficking in methamphetamine August 20, 2015 41004 State v. Shannon Marie McKean - Opinion
- SummaryPossession of controlled substance. July 21, 2015 39249 State v. Daniel Edward Ehrlick, Jr. - Opinion
- SummarySUBSTITUTE OPINION. The Court's prior Opinion of April 27, 2015 is WITHDRAWN. July 1, 2015 42816 State v. Junior Larry Hilbroom - Opinion
- SummaryNo contact order. June 23, 2015 42671 State v. Marvin Orellana-Castro - Opinion
- SummaryLewd conduct, sexual abuse. June 22, 2015 41736 State v. Alesha Ann Green - Opinion
- SummaryMotion to suppress. May 21, 2015 42205 State v. Kristi L. Hurles - Opinion
- SummaryGrand theft (embezzlement) May 4, 2015 41644 State v. Moses Olivas, Jr. - Opinion
- SummarySexual abuse of a child and failure to register as a sex offender April 8, 2015 42486 State v. Desiree B. Eliasen - Opinion
- SummaryStalking April 1, 2015 40301 State v. Katherine Lea Stanfield - Opinion
- SummaryFirst Degree Murder April 1, 2015 42357 State v. Kenny Carl Struhs - Opinion
- SummaryVehicular Manslaughter Mar 19, 2015 41912 Irwin Ryan Ray Adams v. State - Opinion
- SummaryPOST-CONVICTION - Felony vehicular manslaughter. Mar 2, 2015 31659-39417 State v. Azad Haji Abdullah - Opinion
- SummaryFirst-degree murder, arson, felony injury to a child. (Death penalty) Feb 27, 2015 41811 State v. Corey Allen Thiel - Opinion
- SummaryState appeals from district court reversal of magistrate decision not to allow early release on good behavior Feb 17, 2015 41750 State v. William Franklin Wolfe - Opinion
- SummaryAppeal from denial of motion for reconsideration of Rule 35 motion(s) in fixed life sentence for first-degree murder. Feb 09, 2015 41174 State v. Dameniel Preston Owens - Opinion
- SummaryCredit for time served Jan 26, 2015 40803 State v. David Aaron Knutsen - Opinion
- SummaryFour counts of sexual abuse of a vulnerable adult. Jan 23, 2015 42421 State v. Joseph Anthony Thomas, Jr. - Opinion
- SummaryAMENDED OPINION - First degree murder Dec 18, 2014 41632 State v. Derek Michael Arrotta - Opinion
- SummaryWarrantless blood draw Dec 9, 2014 40619 State v. Nathan Wade Herren - Opinion
- SummarySUBSTITUTE OPINION - No contact order and probation violations. Dec 2, 2014 40603 State v. Juan Luis Sanchez-Castro - Opinion
- SummaryTrafficking - methamphetamine Dec 2, 2014 41169 State v. Dennis John Halseth - Opinion
- SummaryDUI - Motion to suppress results of warrantless blood draw. October 30, 2014 41477 State v. Jesse Elias - Opinion
- SummaryForcible sexual penetration. October 29, 2014 41645 State v. Gary L. Schall - Opinion
- SummaryDUI October 29, 2014 39838 State v. Jonathan Wade Ellington - Opinion
- SummarySecond degree murder October 29, 2014 41179 State v. Micah Abraham Wulff - Opinion
- SummaryDUI - Forced Blood draw Sept 19, 2014 40553 State v. Matthew Steven Taylor - Opinion
- SummaryThis cross-appeal stems from conspiracy charges re manufacture and delivery of controlled substance. Sept 15, 2014 41394 State v. James Leroy Skunkcap - Opinion
- SummaryVideo
[SUBSTITUTE OPINION - Prior Opinion Withdrawn] Eluding a peace officer; Grand theft. Sept 4, 2014 40294 State v. Michael Eugene Koch - Opinion
- SummaryLewd conduct with a minor under sixteen Aug 22, 2014 40554 State v. Charlynda Goggin - Opinion
- SummaryVideo
Delivery of controlled substance Aug 6, 2014 38956 State v. Russell James Parker - Opinion
- Summary[SUBSTITUTE OPINION - Prior Opinion Withdrawn] Lewd & Lascivious conduct with minor under sixteen July 31, 2014 41395 State v. Michael Rowe Russo - Opinion
- SummaryVideo
Rape, Kidnapping, Burglary June 24, 2014 40507 State v. Kyla Alan Richardson - Opinion
- SummaryJune 19, 2014 41275 State v. Joshua Michael Moses - Opinion
- SummaryJune 17, 2014 41115 State v. Bob Lester Boren - Opinion
- SummaryVideo
Mar 28, 2014 39710/39711 State v. Krystal Lynn Easley - Opinion
- SummaryMar 28, 2014 39877 State v. Carey Mitchell Baker - Opinion
- SummaryMar 19, 2014 40647 State v. Robert Cassidy Hansen - Opinion
- SummaryMar 19, 2014 39400 Jeffrey Dane Murray v. State - Opinion
- SummaryFeb 25, 2014 40483 Alisha Ann Murphy v. State - Opinion
- SummaryFeb 21, 2014 39567 State v. Samuel Thomas Glenn - Opinion
- SummaryFeb 18, 2014 38769 Sarah M. Johnson v. State - Opinion
- SummaryFeb 10, 2014 40330 State v. David Leroy Lee - Opinion
- SummaryDec 2, 2013 385228/38704 Erick Virgil Hall v. State - Opinion
- SummaryNov 27, 2013 40586 Zane Jack Fields v. State - Opinion
- SummaryNov 26, 2013 39467-2011 State v. Todd W. Carver - Opinion
- SummaryNov 26, 2013 40076-2012 State v. Sydney Lorelei Neal - Opinion
- SummaryNov 26, 2013 39830-2012 State v. Matt Eugene Ruck - Opinion
- SummaryNov 13, 2013 39550 State v. Jose Esteban Brunet - Opinion
- Summary
- *Video Archives are posted if and when available. For best results, use Internet Explorer.